Rein-holding attachment for harness-saddles



NITED STATES Pari-nvr OFFICE..

JOHN lV. IIARSHMAN, OF GLOBE, KANSAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,960, dated January 17, 1899.

Application led September 2, 1897- Serial No. 650,366. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom tano/y concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN W. lIARsHMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Globe,

,in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Line-Holding Attachments'for Harness-Saddles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full; clear, and exact deseription ofthe invention, such as will enable vothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in line-holding attachments for harness-saddles for supporting harness reins or lines when twlleyare ngtinpse, and has for its object to provide a device of this charaeterivhicn 'will support the lines in such a manner as to obviate the necessity of tying them and which may be used in connection with the form of terret in coinmon'use without altering the construction thereof;

With this and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter more clearly described,and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a harness-saddle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig'. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the terret and rein-hook. Fig.'

4 is a similar view of the loop or ring. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of the resilient washer, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same.

Referring now more particularly .to the drawings, the numeral 1 representsa harnesssaddle of ordinary construe Lion provided with the terrets or guide-rings 2 and 3, through which the reins or lines 4 when in use pass, and with the intermediate check-hook 5, to which the check rein (not shown) is connected.

The terrets are of the usual construction and are not changed or altered in.any way for the application of myinvention thereto, the terret 3, for instance, being provided with the ordinary screw-shank 3 for the reception of a retaining-nut 8 and above said shank with a base flange or collar 3l.

Arranged alongside the terret 3 is'a reinhook @,comprising an arm having a base-piece G, projecting under the iiange of the terret and provided with an opening Gb for passage ofthe screw-shank thereof. The arm extends inwardly toward the terret at the point 6C and has its upper portion (id curved to conform to the contour of the terret, so as to confine the reins, as hereinafter described.,A

ln order to retain the hook in position and` hold the same from slipping,a resilient washer 7 is interposed between the base-fiange .3 of

the terret and base-plate 6L of said hook.

This washer is concavo-convex inform, having a depressed center'and a downturn'ed rim, the former being arranged to bear upon the base of the rein-hook'and provided with an opening 7"" for p'assageo'the screw-shank of the terret, and segment-shaped slots 7c on opposite sides thereof. the central portion of the depressed part of the washer isad-apted to move independently of the body thereof and bend at the diametrically opposite points between the ends of the slots. .The base-flange of the terret bears upon this movable portion of 'the depressed. center of the washer, which yields readily under the pressure, and thereby clamps the reinhook firmly in place. By this means Iam enabled to employ the hook in connection with the usual form of terret, herein described.'7

Mounted upon the saddle in close proximity to the terret 3 and at right angles thereto is a rein-holder 9, consisting of a single piece of spring metal bent'into the form of a U -shaped loop and having its ends 9 approximating and bent ing guide-entrance thereto. The loop is provided in its base portion with an opening l0, and a bolt'l'l is passed through the same, and into the saddle and provided with a retainingnut.

Interposed between the head lla of the nut aridbase of theloop is a resilient washer 13, of substantially the same construction as the washer 7.

in reverse directions to form a fiar-v By this construction held in 2r simple and convenient manner sind prevented from spreading or becoming dis connected.

Having thus described the in\'entio11,wlxat is claimed es new is-a A A harness-.saddle provided with e Lerret hm'- ine; the usual serew-shank and base flange or (roller, a line-holding hook comprising,- L base pori'ion provided with en opening through 'which said screw-shrink extends and a spring :mn formed integrellywith said bese portion and arieing therefrom alongside che Lerret, a f'wonemo-eonvex elzunpng-wesher interposed het-Ween the base portion of the hook and ter- 1 retfllange and having n downturned supporting-rim en d L depressed center provided with a central opening for .passage of the Jerretshank and segment-shaped slotset; opposite sides thereof forming an independently-movable eleniping portion which yields readily under pressure from the terret .lzmge or coller :uid lthereby holds the base portion of said hook llrmly in place, end a-loop on the saddle arranged alongside of and at e righi; angle'to the terrein and detachable independently of the latter, whereby 'Ehe lines may be folded Vupon one another, placed in the loop ,und the free ends thereof eo'ninedbemreen the hook :md terroir, substantially as deslrilied.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.

JoinNk W. nARsnMAN. y

lVitnesses:

J. A. KESLER,

'EDWARD RILiNe. 

